Nate and Maria give a degenerate gambler's guide to the election, covering everything from Nate’s $100k gamble on Florida to listener-inspired prop bets. Maria explains why poker bots are shaking up the world of online poker. Plus, Nate and Maria lament the spread of AI “slop” online, and re-evaluate their p(doom) in light of recent developments at OpenAI.
Further Reading:
Should Kamala Harris gamble on a Blue Florida? from the Silver Bulletin
The Russian Bot Army That Conquered Online Poker from Bloomberg
A Further Investigation into the Existence of the BotFarm Corporation from Poker Pro
Poker-Bots: The Call Is Now Coming From Inside The House from Legal Poker Sites
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